Hello Cunningham. Thank you very much for posting this most informative message. Your explanation about the Presbyterians' "churches" being built outside the town limits, now answers something which I have long pondered about the PARISH of Donaghmore Presbyterian Church in County DONEGAL, as to why it is located so far out of Castlefin town. Thank you for clearing that up for me; as well as for your overview of the whole situation. Similarly, I was unaware on the religious restriction on entry to TCD; for which I also thank you. Regards: Ray across the Tasman Sea from you in Oz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Atchison" <atchis1@ihug.co.nz> To: "'Patricia Moosman'" <pat.moosman@clear.net.nz>; "'Theresa Forsyth'" <forsyththeresa@hotmail.com>; "'Mailing Tyrone'" <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 1:52 PM Subject: [CoTyIre] Re Meeting Houses ... A further restriction was in regard to where the worship place could be > built. One finds the Nonconformist, and Catholic Churches were built > outside > the town boundaries. The C of E, or C of I, church which looked like a > church would be built at the centre of the town. At Castlederg, Co Tyrone, > the First Castlederg Presbyterian Church was built outside the town in > 1700. > The Second Castlederg Church, which is still known as the Meetinghouse, > was > built inside the town boundary in 1791. > > Another factor was education, in that, only Church Ireland members could > attend University in Dublin. ... Cunningham ATCHISON Auckland, NZ